Bill C-511

SUMMARY

This enactment requires the Governor in Council to make regulations to require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to report certain information to the Minister of Transport.

It also amends the Motor Vehicle Safety Act to introduce the concept of “safety-related defect” and to prohibit the application of a national safety mark to a vehicle that employs an electronic throttle control system unless the vehicle is equipped with a brake-override system. It also creates similar prohibitions in respect of the sale and importation of such vehicles.

In addition, this enactment imposes certain reporting requirements on manufacturers and requires the Minister to take certain measures when he or she determines that a vehicle or equipment contains a safety-related defect.